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Patent GB-190707711-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Shunts.
Inventor: HOMERGUE JOHN BAPTISTE D
Filed: 1907-04-02
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 7711. Homergue, J. B. d'. April 2. Resistances, for shunting measuring-instruments, are enclosed by their terminal blocks. The resistant strip 5 is fitted in slots in the blocks 1, 2 each of which extends on one side of the strip 5, the projecting parts being insulated from the strip and from one another by thin insulation 6, 7. An insulated or non-conducting stiffener 10 is provided. Interchangeable shunts of different resistances may be made by slotting the strips transversely. The terminal blocks are preferably of copper ; the ends of bus-bars may be shaped similarly to receive the shunts directly, without special blocks.
Patent GB-190712098-A (GB)
Title: Props for Mines.
Inventor: NELLEN FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1907-05-22
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 12,098. Nellen, F., and Voigt, A. May 22. Shoring and strutting.-Relates to mine props made of consolidated waste stone as described in Specification No. 7108, A.D. 1907, and more particularly to the casings or coverings for such props. Fig. 1 shows a form of prop which is obtained by covering the props previously described with a mantle made from ropes composed of wood-shavings, wood-wool, peat-fibres, &c. In spinning the ropes, the shavings are placed so as to overlap-each other for about half their length. The ropes are impregnated with tar before use. Fig. 4 shows a prop which is enclosed by two semicylindrical metal plates c, d held together by wedges g: The semicylindrical plates may be held together by bands i, Fig. 5, or may be hinged together. The props can be used for lintels or side planks, in which case they are preferably filled with sand.
Patent GB-190715344-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Securing the Tyres of Automobile and other Vehicles.
Filed: 1907-07-03
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 15 344. Michelin et Cie. Aug. 3, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Felloes or rims. -The detachable rim is divided at a, b, Fig. 1, the gap being covered by a sliding-plate and the rim adjusted by a bolt c. The fixed rim may consist of a flanged ring h, Fig. 3, in which case clamps i, secured by transverse bolts j, prevent lateral displacement of the detachable rim. In a modification, the clamps are replaced by a shallow upstanding flange on the outer edge of the ring h. The detachable rim is recessed to receive the security-bolts, and may be divided at more than one place. To prevent creeping of the rim, keys may be employed or certain of the clamp.3 i may engage projections on the rim.
Patent GB-190716377-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wind-wheels
Inventor: WILLIS PERCY RICHARD JULIUS
Filed: 1907-07-17
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 16,377. Willis, P. R. J., [Plympton, C. D.]. July 17. Turbines. -A wind-wheel comprises a series of vertical vanes pivoted at the upper and lower extremities to radial arms carried by a standard, and also provided with means for locking all the vanes simultaneously when they are parallel to the radial arms. Figs. 1 and 2 show the general construction of the windmill comprising vertical vanes 18 pivotally connected to the radial arms 16, 17. The upper arms 16 are braced by rods 21, while the lower arms 17 are connected by long bolts 20 to the upper arms. The rotating standard 11 runs in bearings 9, 2 on a fixed U-shaped frame, and carries a belt pulley, a toothed wheel 39, and a crank 41 for transmitting power to distant points or for pumping water from wells. During one half of the revolution of the wheel, the vanes are rotated by the wind until they are parallel to the radial arms and thus form driving surfaces. During the remaining portion of the revolution, they are rotated on their pivots until they abut against stops 42 on the arms, and thus offer but little resistance to the rotation of the wheel. The vanes may be locked when parallel to the arms by raising a lever 35 in the catch 37. This slackens a cord 33 and allows a sleeve 31 to slide upwards on the shaft. The sleeve 31 is connected by cords 28 to spring catch levers 25 adjacent to each vane. The catch levers are retained in the unlocking position when the lever 35 is forced downwards in the slot 37, but are moved by the springs automatically to the locking position when the lever is released. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 8068, A.D. 1886, No. 16,099, A.D. 1898, No. 10,146, A.D. 1899, and No. 2680, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Animal-power engines &c.].]
Patent GB-190722884-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Conveyances and the like
Inventor: JERRAM ARTHUR ERNEST
Filed: 1907-10-17
Granted: 1908-10-19
Abstract: 22,884. Jerram, A. E., and Gouldbourn, J. Oct. 17. Gyroscopic apparatus.-In mono-rail vehicles &c., a gyrostat is provided for automatically shifting the centre of gravity relatively to the supports whenever the vehicle is tilted, and also for steering it in the direction in which it is falling. Figs. 1 and 2 are elevation and plan of a motor-vehicle constructed according to the invention. Fig. 7 shows the automatic steering-device, and Figs. 11 and 13 two forms of gyrostat. The motor-car comprises a body A and underframe B running on a steering-wheel C and driving-wheel D. The steering-wheel C is mounted in a spring fork which has a swivel connexion C' with the underframe. The frame A' carrying the body is also pivotally mounted on the steering-head and is adapted to move laterally relatively to the underframe, rollers A<5>, A<6> being provided, running on a curved transverse member B<5>. 'The rear driving-wheel D is mounted in a framework G, which is connected to the underframe by horizontal trunnions B<8>, and the underframe is supported on the wheel D by a pair of springs B<7>. The car body and the underframe are moved relatively to each other by hydraulic mechanism comprising a pair of cylinders J connected to the body and a double ended ram connected to the underframe. The steering-wheel C is operated by the hydraulic mechanism shown in Fig. 7, in which two pistons K' are connected by rods to a lever mounted on the steering-head. The cylinders are connected to a valve K<3> adapted to admit pressure liquid to one cylinder while opening the other to exhaust. The pressure liquid is stored under air pressure in a chamber into which it is forced by a rotary pump. The valve is operated by the gyrostat shown in Fig. 11. The fly-wheel O driven through universal connexions is mounted on a vertical axis in a frame O<3>, which is suspended on an axis transverse to the vehicle in a carrier O<4>. This carrier is itself hung on transverse pivots O<5> so that a change of road gradient does not affect the gyrostat. An arm O<7> extending upwards from the frame O<3> is attached to a link K<8> by a joint in line with the pivots O<5>, the link K<8> being connected to the valve of the hydraulic steering- device. The gyrostat may also be connected to a valve controlling the motion of the ram in the cylinders J. A weight O<8> tends to bring the gyrostat back into central position. The vehicle is steadied by a second gyrostat constructed as shown in Fig. 13. The fly-wheel L is carried on ball bearings in the frame L<3> pivoted at L<4> to the car frame, and is driven through spiral gears L<6>, L<7> and a universal joint in the axis L<4>.
Patent GB-190723796-A (GB)
Title: The Application, or Utilization of Compounds of Ammonia and the Higher Fatty Acids for Candle Making and for other Illuminating, and for Heating, Purposes
Filed: 1907-10-28
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 23,796. Boehringer & Sohne, C. F. Nov. 13, 1906, [date applied for under Patents &c. Act, 1901]. Stearates; oleates; carboxylates.-Stable compounds of ammonia and the higher fatty acids, such as oleic, elaidic, stearic, and erucic acids, are obtained by drying and storing the neutral ammonium salts. The salts lose some ammonia and yield compounds having higher melting points than the free fatty acids. Solid compounds are obtained from liquid fatty acids such as oleic acid. The compounds alone or mixed with stearic acid, paraffin, &c., may be used in making candles and for other illuminating and heating purposes.
Patent GB-190800104-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Lamp Candle Fittings
Inventor: ESCARE CHARLES MAURICE
Filed: 1908-01-02
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 104. EscarÚ, C. M., EscarÚ, P. F., and Damey, C. Jan. 2. Incandescent lamps.-An imitation candle has a lamp screwed into a holder consisting of a metal lining c in an insulating- piece b, which is held in a metal tube a by a double spring plunger, Fig. 5. This plunger is situated in a transverse hole d in the insulator b and engages two holes in the tube a. The insulator b carries a central contact e, or a central spring plunger ; this and the lining c are connected directly to supply wires, or to a bayonet or screw cap at the lower end of the tube a. An opal tube o is held up against the lamp by a flange h screwed on the tube a. In the Provisional Specification, it is stated that the insulator b may be screwed into the tube a, or may be fixed by screws.
Patent GB-190802190-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Speed Gears.
Inventor: VEULLE FREDERICK HENRY DE
Filed: 1908-01-31
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 2190. Veulle, F. H. de. Jan. 31. Variable-speed gearing; link-work.-Relates to variable-speed gearing of the type in which a variable eccentric operates through rocking arms, toothed pinions, &c. Means are provided for distributing stress between two such arms &c. A variable oscillating motion is imparted to the arms G<1>, shown diagrammatically in Fig. 1, when the centre B of the eccentric P is displaced relatively to the axis A of the gear. Such motion may be farther transmitted through ratchet gearing as in Specification No. 26,031, A.D. 1905. The distributing- means may consist of blocks D having inclined faces which bear in pairs upon and actuate pins G<2> upon the arms G'. The blocks D slide in dovetail grooves in the periphery of the eccentric P and co-operate with a surrounding coil spring E to distribute the thrust over two or more of the pins G<2>.
Patent GB-190805191-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbines.
Filed: 1907-05-17
Granted: 1908-06-17
Abstract: 5191. Belliss & Morcom, Jude, A., and Morcom, R. K. May 17, 1907. Elastic-fluid turbines.-The d i a - phragms e, Fig. 11, carrying the guide blades are secured in blocks f, which are adjustable radially by screws f<1> to compensate for wear.
Patent GB-190811321-A (GB)
Title: Process for Impregnating Ceramic and like Porous Objects.
Filed: 1908-05-25
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 11,321. Gr³nzweig & Hartmann Ges. June 6, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Pottery. -Relates to a process for rendering ceramic objects and the like waterproof, and consists in treating the objects with the hot vapours of the products of distillation of the higher hydrocarbons in tar or the like at such a temperature that carbonization of the vapours does not occur. The objects, either cold or previously warmed, are placed in a vessel heated to about 250‹ C., and the tar is then poured in. The tar vapour is condensed in the pores of the object, forming a thin skin which prevents the imbibition of moisture without considerably increasing the weight or decreasing the porosity of the object. In some cases the impregnating-substance may be introduced into the kiln while the object is cooling after the burning operation.
Patent GB-190812522-A (GB)
Title: A Bookbinding for Loose Leaf Books.
Inventor: CHAPMAN CHARLES BRIGHTMER
Filed: 1908-06-11
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 12,522. Chapman, C. B. June 11. Filing papers &c.-The post A of a loose-leaf binder is provided with a wide flat head a, and is secured to the bottom cover X by a washer F provided with a keyhole slot to engage a groove b at the bottom of the post. The upper cover of the binder is preferably held in position by sliding or pivoted catches having keyhole slots to engage grooves S in the upper part of the posts.
Patent GB-190813055-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chain Booms and the like
Inventor: MCCLEAN WILLIAM NEWSAM
Filed: 1908-06-18
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 13,055. McClean, W. N. June 18. Booms.-A chain boom stretched across a canal or entrance to a dock or harbour to protect lock gates, caissons, and the like against collisions by vessels consists of a chain looped and tied with pieces of weaker chain, which break successively on the impact of a vessel and so gradually arrest its progress. The chain a, Fig. 1, tied by the chains b is attached to blocks c which slide in vertical guides so that the boom may be kept at water level, or may be lowered to allow vessels to pass. The adjustment to water 'level may be made automatic by counterpoising the blocks c with floats i, Fig. 7, a counterweight j being attached, which on being raised by the rope k passing to winding-apparatus allows the float, and consequently the blocks c, to sink ; or compressed air may be admitted to the float to alter its buoyancy. The blocks c may be mounted on roller carriages, the blocks being held against the carriages by springs, so that in the event of a vessel striking the boom, the blocks leave the carriages and bear against the sides of the grooves d. The pull on the anchor blocks may be diminished by attaching baulks of timber to the chain to render it partly' buoyant.
Patent GB-190814256-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process Drying Albumen.
Inventor: SCHMITT PETER ADAM
Filed: 1908-07-04
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 14,256. Schmitt, P. A., and Ahrens, O. July 4. Evaporating albumen to dryness. Albumen, for example the white of eggs, is evaporated to dryness by spreading the liquid upon a stationary perforated support, such as a wire netting, or a horsehair sieve, and then exposing it in the atmosphere to the sun's rays or to a draught, or in a room heated to 25‹ C. The dried product is removed by a brush or by striking the underside of the support. By varying the mesh of the support, the product may be obtained either in powder or in scales. The albumen may be beaten before it is applied to the support.
Patent GB-190815794-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roll Holders principally adapted for use in Printing Presses.
Inventor: MELLERSH-JACKSON WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1908-07-24
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 15,794. Jackson, W. J. Mellersh-, [Goss Printing Press Co.]. July 24. Feeding webs.-A spindle or holder for a reel of paper, adapted to accommodate reels of different widths, comprises a shaft 13 with journals 14, 15, one of which carries a brake pulley 16<a> for tensioning the web. The reel is wound on a tube 16 of paper, metal, &c. having internally bevelled ends which bear on coned heads 17, 20, the former of which is secured by a set-screw 19, while the latter is loose on the shaft but is formed with a lug 22 taking into a recess in the tube 16. The head 20 is formed with a screw or helical outer face against which the end of a lever 25 on a loose collar 26 bears. As the pull on the web of paper commences, the tube 16 and head 20 tend to rotate and the screw-face of the head 20 turns the lever 25 outwards, causing a cam on the other end thereof to force a locking-block 27 into contact with the shaft 13 thus locking the collar 26 to the spindle. At the same time the lever 25 presses the head 20 into the tube 16. In a modification, the collar 26 is formed with a sleeve on which the head 20 is loosely mounted, the two being connected together by a pin secured in the head 20 projecting into a helical slot in the sleeve. In a further modification, the head 20 is formed with two oppositely-inclined helical surfaces, so that the unwinding of the paper in either direction will cause the reel tube to be locked to the shaft 13. The taper on the head 20 may be corrugated to grip the tube 16 effectively.
Patent GB-190821342-A (GB)
Title: Improved Rotary Engine or Pump.
Inventor: KRANIG ANTON
Filed: 1908-10-09
Granted: 1909-04-15
Abstract: 21,342. Kranig, A. Oct. 9. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Fixed-abutment type with piston having hinged vanes, The annular working chamber between the fixed cylinder b and the rotating cylinder a is divided into two parts m, n. Two fluid inlets c and two outlets d are provided. The inner ends of the piston vanes e are connected to hollow rods o, through which pass rods g. The ends of the rods g run in cam-slots i, by which means the vanes are withdrawn from the working chamber to pass the abutments. Arms f pivoted to the rotating cylinder at p are connected to the rods o.
Patent GB-190906515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Purification of Gases.
Inventor: SCHMIDT FRIEDRICH
IPC: F25J3/08
Filed: 1909-03-18
Granted: 1910-03-17
Abstract: 6515. Schmidt, F. March 18. Separating gaseous mixtures by liquefaction and solidification.-I m p u r i - ties, such as carbonic acid, are separated from air and other gases by liquefying the gas, thus causing the impurity to be solidified and precipitated, and by then allowing the upper part of the liquid to evaporate. The apparatus comprises a liquefying and settling chamber i, into which the compressed gas is led by a pipe a. The solidified carbonic acid is blown off through a valve c, while the purified liquid passes away through an expansion valve e and is allowed to bathe or spray the chamber i in order to effect the requisite cooling. The compressed gas may be cooled by coiling the pipe a around the chambers i as shown. The various fractions of gas obtained by the evaporation of the liquid are led away through passages f, h, g. The carbonic acid thus separated may be used in a heat-exchanger for a preliminary separation of the water vapour from the air.
Patent GB-190912114-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Cleaning and Separating Clay.
Inventor: BOHN MICHAEL
IPC: B28C1/20
Filed: 1909-05-22
Granted: 1910-01-06
Abstract: 12,114. Bohn, M. May 22. Pug-mills. - In apparatus for freeing clay from stones by forcing it through sieves by a conveyer screw, the sieves are made adjustable so as to allow for wear. The screw is also made in two or more parts rotating at different speeds, the parts near the inlet rotating faster than those near the outlet. The sieves 4 are held in place by protecting-bodies 2 secured to ribs 1 by bolts 3 and can be adjusted in position by planing down the flanges of the bodies 2, or by liner slips 5 between the bodies 2 and the ribs 1. The portion 6 of the conveyer screw near the inlet is carried on a shaft 8 surrounded by a sleeve 9, which carries the other portion 7 of the screw. The shaft 8 and the sleeve 9 can be driven independently or connected by gearing. The stones pass to a chamber 17, in which they are washed by water from an inlet 20 and carried along by conveyer arms 21 to a discharge chamber 18.
Patent GB-190912751-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Miners' Safety Lamps.
Inventor: PRESTWICH JOSEPH
IPC: F21L23/00
Filed: 1909-05-29
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 12,751. Prestwich, J. May 29. Miners' safety lamps.-The lamp is locked by a finger on a piece pivoted in the base taking over a ring on the upper part, the pivoted piece being automatically locked in the closed position and remaining locked until a spring-pressed catch is withdrawn by an electro-magnet. A piece b, in which is a closed chamber containing a spring-pressed stud c, is secured to the base a. A piece e made with a projection e<1>, Fig. 3, is pivoted in the piece b, and has a recess g cut in its underside to receive the end e' of the stud c. A bevelled slot guides the stud into the recess, and, when in position, it can only be withdrawn by an electro-magnet or other special mechanism. When in the locked position, the projection e' takes over the ring a<1>, Fig. 4, and prevents the oil cistern and wick from being withdrawn from it. The piece e may have its end e<1> riveted in the jaw b<4>. This locking- device can be combined with the oil inlet described in Specification 8007/92.
Patent GB-190919937-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Starting of Multi-cylinder Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: NAGER EDUARD
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 1909-08-31
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 19,937. Nager, E. Sept. 7, 1908, [Convention date]. Regulating delivery by opening suction valve. -In the fuel pump of an internal-combustion engine, the pump plunger o is worked by an eccentric r, and the suction valve k<1> is normally opened by a plunger p through an eccentricallymounted bell-crank q. A shaft a' controlled by hand carries, cams m1, m11, by means of which the suction valves of the pumps corresponding to those cylinders which are not working by explosions are held open.
Patent GB-190930040-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Swinging Conveyors or Screens.
Inventor: NORTON BERTRAM
IPC: B65G37/00
Filed: 1909-12-23
Granted: 1910-12-01
Abstract: 30,040. Norton, B. Dec. 23. Jigging conveyers. - Relates to jigging conveyers or screens in which two mutually balancing troughs conveying in the same direction are both suspended below or supported above the fulcra of the oscillating links, and consists in special means for mutually balancing the troughs. Fig. 2 shows one arrangement in which one or more of the links B supporting one trough is extended below the fulcrum C, and is linked directly to the other trough or connected to one of the supporting-links above the fulcrum. Fig. 3 shows a modified form in which the extension B<1> above and below the fulcra of their respective links are connected by a rod B<2>. Specification 27,193/09 is referred to.
Patent GB-191002127-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Chain Grate Stokers.
Inventor: CROWE PAUL LOUIS
IPC: F23H11/04
Filed: 1910-01-27
Granted: 1911-01-27
Abstract: 2127. Crowe, P. L. Jan. 27. Grates.-In a chain-grate stoker formed of transverse bars carried between side chains, the bars are secured in such a manner as to be easily removable, and are rocked in their progress to break up the fuel. As shown in connexion with a water-tube steam-generator, the furnace is fitted with two independently operated grates arranged end to end, one horizontally and the other at an angle, and carried on frames 3 supported on rear and front standards 9, 49, the latter of which are adjustable so that the inclination of the grate can be varied to regulate the feed of the fuel. Each frame 3, Fig. 1, comprises upper and lower bars 4, 5, with inturned flanges, and supported in the frames are the front and rear chain wheels 15, 14, and rollers 26, 34. The fuel surface is formed by bars 23 carried between chains 17, the links of which are situated at an angle of 45 degrees to the plane in which the chain moves. The bars are secured to the chains at one end by a projection 21, Figs. 3 and 4, integral with the bar, and at the other by a double hook 22 fixed in a socket in the bar by a pin, and are spaced apart by projections 33. The driving wheel 18, Fig. 8, is formed with depressions 19, 20 to take the links of the chain and the ends of the hooks. The upper rollers 26 are formed with straight and grooved portions 28, 29, Fig. 3, and as the chain moves over them the fingers 21 engage with the edges of the cylindrical portions 28 of the rollers and are lifted and forced through the links of the chain thus tilting the bars endwise. The bars are arranged with the fingers 21 alternately at opposite sides of the grate so that adjacent bars are tilted from opposite ends. To prevent accumulation of fuel along the middle line of the grate the bars are made slightly convex as shown. Clinkers &c. are removed at the rear end of the grate by bars 35, Fig. 1, secured to a Z-bar 36, and ashes &c. are dumped by means of doors 38. Fuel is fed on to the grate from a hopper, and the supply is regulated by adjusting the inclination of the grate or by hinged and sliding plates 41, 43. The grate is driven from an eccentric 61 through a divided shaft 60 and ratchet gearing.